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Washington’s Community Health Centers can help you track your blood pressure at home — and more

If you have high blood pressure, lowering it can make a big difference in your health. Community Health Centers (CHCs) are here to help. The centers offer many different health care services, and they’re expanding the ways they can help you manage your blood pressure. So now there’s even more reason to schedule your visit.

The nation’s first Community Health Centers, also known as Federally Qualified Health Centers, opened in 1965. Since then, they’ve expanded to provide affordable access to quality health care for 30 million people. In Washington state alone, there are over 350 centers, caring for an estimated 1.2 million people.

These centers help patients get connected to crucial primary care. They are affordable and accessible to everyone, no matter where in Washington you live, your immigration status, or the language you speak. If you’ve been delaying a visit to your doctor because of any of these reasons, your local CHC can help.